Do you see?
I hadn't had the telegram five minutes, when a messenger brought me a letter from Markel curtly informing me that I would have to meet my note to-morrow morning.

I can't meet it.

He knew I couldn't.

With wealth in sight--I'm wiped out.

A DEMAND note, a call loan, do you understand--and with a few months in which to develop the new vein I could pay it readily.